beekeeper

Honeybees — which are once again making headlines after commercial beekeepers reported record colony losses this year — are another species humans tend to rally behind for various reasons.

The duchess announces her entrance by speaking “in our bee voice,” a low volume meant to maintain calm as she and her beekeeper mentor collect honey from their hive.

Or, as the series begins, beekeeping, as we see Meghan out harvesting honey, donned in a full beekeepers' outfit.

For decades, the beekeeper of 40 years cared for them and talked to them as he worked.

Today, we employ two full-time farmers, five gardeners and a beekeeper.